Tectonic plates cause tsunamis mainly through sudden movements along subduction zones, where one plate dives beneath another.

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A massive earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula in late July triggered a tsunami that rippled across the Pacific — and ...

Ahh, spring has sprung. Robins are chirping. Flowers are blooming. Yikes, it’s getting a little windy out. Wait a minute. Do you hear that? Is it just me or does it look like the lake is moving? Oh no ...

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center earlier warned of waves of up to 3m (10ft) above tide level reaching the Philippine coast.

The Silverpit Crater was confirmed as an asteroid impact site. Shocked crystals and seismic data prove the event created a huge tsunami. For decades, scientists have debated the origin of the ...

The math of even the simplest ocean waves is notoriously uncooperative. A team of Italian mathematicians has made major ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Hawaiʻi is no stranger to the ocean’s power. Most people know tsunamis as towering waves caused by earthquakes far across the Pacific. What many do not know is that the islands ...

Japan releases fifteenth batch of treated water from Fukushima with tritium levels well below international limits, IAEA ...

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The number of people killed after a barrier lake burst its banks in Taiwan has risen by two to a total of 17. The Matai'an ...

The breaching of a barrier lake – formed after landslides triggered by another typhoon blocked rivers in a remote mountain ...